Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature [[electronic resource] /] / Bridget Bennett

• Autore: Bennett Bridget
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9384; 810/.9384
• Soggetto topico: Spiritualism in literature; American literature - 19th century - History and criticism; Spiritualism - United States - History - 19th century; Literature and spiritualism - United States - History - 19th century; Occultism in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Apparitional Past; Chapter 1 Crossing Over: The Spiritualist Atlantic; Chapter 2 Revolutionary Spirits: The Persistence of the Occult; Chapter 3 Sacred Theatres: The Spiritist Performances of Shakerism in the 1830's and 1840's; Chapter 4 Spirited Away: The Death of Little Eva and the Farewell Performances of Katie King; Chapter 5 "There Is No Death": Spiritualism and the Civil War; Conclusion: The Afterlife of Spiritualism; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book asks about the cultural and political meanings of spiritualism in the Nineteenth century United States. In order to re-assess both transatlantic spiritualism and the culture in which it emerged, Bennet locates spiritualism within a highly technologized transatlantic capitalist culture.
• Titolo autorizzato: Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature
• ISBN: 1-281-36348-0; 9786611363482; 0-230-60486-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784145903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II